Here's everything you need to know about the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra, the Samsung Ring, and the Samsung Galaxy Watch 7. From the tech specs, to the sensors, to how it compares to the Apple Watch Ultra, and plenty more!
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It’s been almost a year since Samsung announced the Galaxy Ring, and it’s been a bit of a drip-drip-drip of information since then. Finally, we’ve got all the details. I’m just going to go with bullet-points, because everyone prefers that anyways.
- Price is $399USD, no subscription fee at all
- Pre-order from today, delivery July 19th
- Initial availability seems to be US only, as I can’t seem to find it in other countries
- Ring sizing from 5 to 13, there’s a free plastic ring sizing kit (just like other smart rings), or you can order a specific size
- Battery claim is up top 7 days for largest rings, 6 days for smallest rings (due to different battery sizes internally)
- Ring material is a titanium outer case
- Charging case is like a pair of headphones, fully enclosed for charging while travelling
- Has core data metrics including heart rate, sleep activity, heart rate variability
- Mixed messaging on whether it requires a Samsung phone. Official site said no, but media briefings said yes. Either way, will require at least an Android phone, no support for iOS for current Samsung Health app (the app needed).
- If worn with a Samsung Galaxy watch, it’ll do sensor data fusion within the Samsung Health app to pick the most accurate data to consolidate
- Has FindMyRing feature, dependent on Samsung Find, which is only on Samsung phones
- Samsung Galaxy Ring WILL NOT get new Sleep Apnea detection feature, only watches
You’ll note there are three different colors to choose from, and again, that free sizing kit is available to help you ensure the correct size - since the ring has small sensor bumps on the inside, it may not match your normal ring size.
Next up there’s the new Galaxy Watch Ultra. As a general rule of thumb, one can look to the Apple Watch Ultra and say “Does the Apple Watch Ultra have this?” And if the answer is ‘Yes’, then so will the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra. Of course, one should remember that both companies routinely copy features from each other. And there are plenty of features (like FTP calculations) that Apple has borrowed from the rest of the endurance sports industry. That’s sorta the name of the game here.
Nonetheless, it’s dive into the big ticket items on the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra hardware:
- Priced at $649USD, 699EUR
- Comes in one 47mm size, but three different titanium colors, with sapphire glass
- Only available in an LTE edition
- Waterproof spec is 10ATM/100m, including rated at ISO22810, however, is only rated at 10m at 100M.
- Samsung says you can dive with it, but that specific ISO reg isn’t used for diving watches…
- Added dual-frequency/multiband GNSS
- Increased display to 3,000 nits
- Added 85db emergency siren/alarm
- New 3nm processor, Samsung says is 3x faster
- New optical heart rate sensor, Samsung says is more accurate
- Battery claims are all over the map, but 48hrs in workout power saving mode, and 100hrs in regular power saving mode, no obvious claim listed on either US or EU site for ‘regular everyday mode’
However, it’s the software that’s just as interesting here. All of these items are also applicable to the Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 too:
- Will use Google WearOS 5 (first watch to do so)
- Adding cycling FTP prediction: Claims to be able to detect FTP in a simple 4-minute test, paired with Bluetooth power meter
- Adding triathlon/multisport workout mode (tracking all three sports in a full triathlon)
- Adding new running race partner mode to race against previous bests
- Adding support for Energy Score (see Galaxy Ring section)
- Adding FDA approved Sleep Apnea detection (first company to do so)
- Has route following as well
Finally, the Galaxy Watch 7 gets the new multi-band/dual-frequency GNSS also seen on the Galaxy Watch Ultra, then gets all the software features noted above, and is priced from $299USD for the 41mm version. It comes in two sizes 40mm/44mm, and in both non-cellular and LTE variants. It too features the new 3nm processor, as well as the Sleep Apnea detection and new optical heart rate sensor. It does not have the emergency siren or deeper waterproofing, nor the larger case size and battery. It claims 30 hours always-on display.
I dive into everything new on all three products, from pricing to more!
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14 авг 2024
